![5 MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT #GAMERGATE and the Truth Behind the Myths MYTH: #GamerGate is about women in the games industry. FACT: mGamerGate is overwhelmingly concerned with ethics in journalism and media. In both mainstream and gaming media. #GamerGate has been characterized as an attack on female game developers, critics, and writers, including Zoe Quinn, Anita Sarkeesian and Brianna Wu Primary Concern of 4 However, an October 2014 survey of Reddit.coms Kotaku in Action subreddit la pro-"GamerGate community] found that over 93% of "GamerGate supporters view collusion, corruption, bias, or censorship in games media as their primary concern in #GomerGate, Reasons for these concerns include the GamelournoPros scandal 2 undisclosed affiliate links and multiple instances of writers forgoing appropriate disclosure/recusal measures when dealing with conflicts of interest 456 163% 88% 680% Callusion and Corrption Censorship and Freedom of SpeechOthe Feminism ond Women in Ganes Reporting MYTH: Ethics in gaming journalism isn't a big deal FACT: Millions of people rely on games media With the assortment of other issues facing the world today, something as seemingly trivial as 'ethics in games journalism can sound like the ultimate first-world problem However, the video game market is set to total over 100 billion dollars (USD worldwide in 2014, according to Gartner? Additionally, the industry employs almost 2015 150,000 people in the United States alone8 and many more invest in its dozens of publicly traded companies 2014 Prome Over 100 million Americans purchased video games in 2013, with the average consumer year on them. Many of these people depend on games media being fair and unblased when making purchasing Global Video Game Market Size Projected 6 2013 spending $200 per 2012 Sze of Games Industry In Blons of USD Souroe Gartner MYTH: #GamerGate is an anti-feminist movement FACT: #GamerGate supporters are unabashedly pro-equality A common allegation against the #GamerGate movement is that its supporters are misogynistic and anti-feminist. However, a quick look into the "GamerGate community shows this claim to be false Feminism and Gender Equality in "GamerGate A BasedReport.com surveyO of Reddit's Kotaku in Action subreddit la Pro-#GamerGate community) showed that 89% supporters of are proponents of gender equality, a figure 7% higher than the US national average, Additionally. #GamerGate supporters are more than twice as likely to identify as feminists than the general population (45% vs 20%)an average for the American Support Gender Equality Kołaku in Acton Pro"GamerGate Communityl General US Population Fernw MYTH: #GamerGate is made up of straight white men. FACT: #GamerGate supporters are exceptionally diverse te proponents have been characterized Racial and Ethnic Representation in Pro-GamerGate as straight, white men in publications lke NPR Salon 3, and The Guardian'4 However, as the thousands of women, LGBTO and people of color involved with #GamerGates #NotYourShield movement can attest to, this is a gross misrepresentation Comparing an October 2014 survey of Kotaku n Action (a pro-#GamerGate community) with a November 2014 survey of GamerGhazi lan anti-"GamerGate community) showed that members of the #GamerGate community are more likely to be racially and ethnically diverse 14 Additionally a November 2014 survey of Kotaku in Action showed that #GamerGates gay, lesbian, and bisexual is almost 8 times greater than the general US population (18% vs 23%) MYTH: #GamerGate wont accomplish anything. FACT: #GamerGate already has. h addition to catalyzing updates to ethics policies of Kotak.* ard The Escapist. #GamerGate has found multiple other ways to leave a positive impact In Operation UV, #GamerGate supporters successfully convinced the FTC to create new guidelines regarding the use of for-profit affililate links8 Under the new guidelines, online media outlets will be orced to disclose their use of programs like Amazon Associates, the iTunes Affiliate Program, and the Rakuten Affiliate Network Lastly, #GamerGate supporters have donated over $20,000 to help women enter the gaming ndustry9 and have raised over $115000 in total for various organizations, including the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, PACER National Bullying Prevention Center, UNICEF, Toys for Tots and the World Wildlife Fund20 SOURCES gender 0411122013pd want a straight white male gaming convention how a culture war exploded in the video gaming world and](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/875/314/0ef.png "GamerGate")
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![Gamergate (harassment campaign) Article Talk From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see Gamergate (disambiguation). Gamergate or GamerGate (GG)[¹] was a loosely organized misogynistic online harassment campaign and a right-wing backlash against feminism, diversity, and progressivism in video game culture. [2][³] It was conducted using the hashtag "#Gamergate" primarily in 2014 and 2015.[1][4][5][6] Beginning in August 2014, Gamergate targeted women in the video game industry, most notably feminist media critic Anita Sarkeesian and video game developers Zoë Quinn and Brianna Wu, among others.[7][8][9][10][11] The harassment campaign included doxing, r--- threats, and death threats.[12][13][14] Gamergate proponents ("Gamergaters") stated that they were a social movement, but lacked well-defined goals, a coherent message, and leaders, making Gamergate difficult to define.[15][16][17] Gamergaters claimed to promote ethics in video games journalism, claimed to be protecting the "gamer" identity, and opposed what they asserted as "political correctness" in video games.[18][19][20][21][22] Read Date Target Gamergate, online harassment campaign in 2014-15 that targeted women in the video game industry. The attacks were attributed largely to white male right-wing gamers who railed against the rise and influence of women and feminism in the industry. Gamergate served as a recruiting tool for the growing alt-right movement and helped spur the online “Pizzagate" conspiracy theory, which soon spawned the wider QAnon conspiracy movement. …………………………....…..……….…..... Attack type Victims Motive View source Inquiry XA 28 languages ✓ Perpetrators Internet trolls, particularly from 4chan, Internet Relay Chat, and 8chan View history Tools ✓ Gamergate August 2014 - 2015 Women in the video game industry See all media Online harassment campaign Zoë Quinn, Anita Sarkeesian, Brianna Wu, and others Gamergaters created conspiracy theories falsely accusing Quinn of an unethical relationship with video game journalist Nathan Grayson.[23][24][25] More broadly, they alleged unethical collusion between the press and feminists, progressives, and social critics.[17][26] [27] These claims were widely dismissed as trivial, conspiracy theories, baseless, or unrelated to actual issues of ethics in gaming and journalism.[28] [29][30] Gamergate supporters frequently denied that the harassment took place, falsely claiming it to be manufactured by the victims.[31][32] Misogyny anti-feminism anti- progressivism FBI investigation Gamergate has been described as a culture war over cultural diversification, artistic recognition, feminism in video games, social criticism in video games, and the social identity of gamers.[28][33] [34] [35] Many supporters of Gamergate opposed the increasing influence of feminism and so-called "social justice warriors" on video game culture. [2][36] Gamergate led figures both inside and outside the gaming industry to focus on methods of addressing online harassment, ways to minimize harm, and prevent similar events. [37] [38] [39] [40] Gamergate has been viewed as a contributor to the alt-right and other right- wing movements.[21][41] Video game developer Brianna Wu](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/691/215/331.png "What the actual f--- are we supposed to do about this")
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![Jackie Brown @GOBBBluth Follow Ghaziers slowly come to the troubling realization that they aren't a majority. #GamerGate I outed a couple of Gators in an /r/games thread and now I'm being brigaded. sameGha Not & call to arms, not a call for sympathy. Just want to put it on the record as another piece of evidence to be sifted through years from now. There is an /r/games thread about GTAV being taken off the shelves at Target in Australia due to violence against women. One poster there came out with some stock standard MRA s--- so I made a PSA that he was a regular poster to /r/mensnghts and to take that for what it's worth. Nothing more. Then an obiou$ Gator showed up and I did the same. Now it appears that my comment history has been downvote-brigaded and they are "counter-opping" by outing me as a ghazi, circlebroke and negareddit poster as if that is somehow shameful. I was debating posting at all but I thought it was useful information people might want to know about those people (Who didn't fully disclose thein affiliation which I found to be somewhat unethical, l must say.) before 901ng off and agreeing with them which could have created a bigger mess. i probably shouldnt have said anything, but it's done now and here i am. Either way, I just want a permanent record somewhere since it will all come into play in the future when this whole flasco is further documented. Have a good one! 个 [-] santsi 14owos 2 hours ago" I'm glad you brought this up. From what I've seen all the major gaming subreddits are overrun by pro-gg opinion. They could be brigading but it's probably just the majority opinion, which kind of proves this whole "gamers are sexists" thing. Try stating some criticism about gg in the most neutral tone you can and I can guarantee you'll still get downvoted. Hell, just pointing out how Daniel Vávra has right-wing history got me downvoted to -37 个(-) snorberrydriveby Sodal hstoe NPC 12 ouas an hour ago Games is horrible, overrun with angry children that hate women because they didn't jump into bed with them. Ignore every gender discussion on that subreddit. FAVORITES 38 38 5:50 PM- 3 Dec 2014](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/874/404/e42.png "I got mass downvoted. That must mean gamer are truly sexist")
